beauty lies in every soul

[VIDEO] Lofoten, the place of dreams. Remote beaches nestled within mountains rising out of the sea. Mountains to hike, rocks to climb, rivers/lakes/ocean to bath. Endless opportunity for exploration. This place is perfect. If nature is my church than mountains are my cathedral. It is an amazing, liberating feeling to let a forest guide you, let … Continue reading l o f o t e n

Sound. Lately I have been observing the detail of sound on a new level. Sitting on a train or camping at the base of a mountain, listening and observing, appreciating every minute sound occurring within my surroundings. Sounds so immediate, so powerful, so complex. So ignored. The trains’ wheels clattering against the iron railing, people … Continue reading The Detailed World of Sound

An amazing thing has been happening amongst the friends with which I surrounded myself. A trend (seemingly worldwide) to reduce the consumption of alcohol in favour for good times with a clear head, and one which you remember, one which you enjoy, one in which you are not desensitising your senses to the point in … Continue reading Alcoholics Anonymous

Its autumn in Perth. It just turned 9 am and it is 31 degrees outside, hot and sunny. My only plan today is to take my aunt visiting from Zimbabwe to the beach to cool down. Yesterday I went swam with sea lions while snorkeling at a popular beach a mere 15 minute drive from my … Continue reading Farewell Fremantle

Taken in a former Television station bombed by NATO in 1999 to disrupt and degrade the command, control and communications network (McCormack 2006, p. 381.). Despite being highly damaged due to airstrikes, the majority of the structure still stands 17 years later. The building - resembling a bunker, lies on the outskirts of Novi Sad in northern Serbia, a half … Continue reading Standing in the Eye of Destruction

[VIDEO] 3 days. Good hiking, good scenery, good food, good friends: Adventure in any form is what feeds me. After a day on the track my body is conditioned, I am content with the hiking rations we eat, I do not crave a warm shower, I do not imagine myself laying on a comfortable bed, … Continue reading Cape to Cape: Boranup to Augusta

This year it will be 20 years since I unwrapped and de-boxed my Swiss Army Pocket Knife on my 7th birthday. 20 years since it left a centimetre long scar on my right hand finger as I hurriedly closed the knife on my way to school - my first of many long lasting scars that … Continue reading The Knife of my Dreams